Motivation

[Jo.gwillim]

6 hours ago, TimR said:

Great update. I read the first post and was sure it was familiar. 🤣

 

My motivation to play when I don't have a gig lined up is probably the same as most of us. I've been playing long enough now that picking up the bass after a few weeks off is no great shakes, certainly for the standard I play at. 

 

I think just playing along to YouTube with "following track autoplay" switched on is quite a good exercise in ear training. You get no warning what's coming up next, you may never have heard the song before. The first verse and chorus are finding the chords, the next time round, maybe parts of bass lines, etc. Then it's on to the next track...

That's my favourite thing to do as well. I spend far too long getting parts perfect rather than getting good enough fast. 

[SteveXFR]

I've found a whole load more motivation recently. I've always wanted a Spector and bought a Euro 4 LX a couple weeks ago. It feels really good to play and sounds amazing. I've got the Mike Starr tone spot on and can't stop playing Alice In Chains songs.